Ms. Yu deliberately raised her voice, clearly intending for Shu Yu to hear, wanting her to know she was putting in great effort.
Aunt Hong, on the other hand, felt a bit awkward and forced a smile at Shu Yu, saying, "She's just narrow-minded, Lady Lu, don't bother with her."
Shu Yu was well aware of Ms. Yu's character, but what surprised her was that someone like Ms. Yu would go out of her way to throw a grand birthday celebration for Aunt Hong. Could it be for the sake of collecting gift money?
But that didn't make sense. In these times, gift money wasn't much. Families like Aunt Hong's, the most guests would give are some eggs, persimmon cakes, or brown sugar, which don't come close to covering the cost of the fish and meat on the round table. The Hong Family definitely couldn't break even.
As Shu Yu was thinking, Little Song Le next to her had already started rummaging through her personal bag.
